Populicerus albicans (Kirschbaum, 1868)

Lock, Koen, 2011, Fifty leafhoppers new to Belgium (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 88, pp. 1-28 : 1-28

Populicerus albicans (Kirschbaum, 1868)

This species is distinctively milky white ( Fig. 47 ). In Belgium common on Populus alba L. VI-X.

MATERIAL EXAMINED: Bredene, Spanjaardduinen (51.241, 2.940), 1.VIII.2017; Hoboken, Hobokense Polder (51.193, 4.339), 22.VIII.2017 & 24.VIII.2017; Gentbrugge, Arbedpark (51.046, 3.752), 11.IX.2017; De Panne, Westhoek (51.093, 2.569), 12.IX.2017; Merendree, Durmplassen (51.091, 3.564), 9. VI.2018; Lommel, Balimheide (51.198, 5.242), 16. VI.2018; Brugge, Blauwe Toren (51.260, 3.195), 1.VIII.2018; Dilsen-Stokkem, Kerkeweerd (51.014, 5.767), 11.VIII.2018; Gent, Blaarmeersen (51.040, 3.689), 28.VIII.2018.

Figures

Fig. 47. Populicerus albicans (Kirschbaum, 1868), dorsal view (photo by Koen Lock).